Wellbeing Raw Diet
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For Their Wellbeing
Wellbeing is a lower fat healthy raw diet, which has been specifically designed for overweight dogs or dogs requiring dietary support for health conditions such as pancreatic issues, liver conditions, kidney issues and cancer.
To our blend of lean muscle meat, vitamin and mineral-rich offal, crushed bone and cartilage we add nutrient-dense fruits and vegetables and a blend of herbs and extras specific to the wellbeing diet recipe.
Traditional healing, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and health-promoting herbs include gotu kola, jiaogulan, herb Robert, nettle and turmeric to name a few. These herbs provide support to the liver, kidneys and cardiovascular system making this diet perfect for senior dogs.
This recipe wouldn’t be complete without Big Dog’s special extra ingredients, including (but not limited to) sprouted wheatgrass, cold-pressed ground flaxseed, whole eggs, kelp, dolomite, goats whey, and organic fulvic acid.
At Big Dog we strive for quality and quantity when it comes to your dog’s health and don’t believe it should ever be a choice between the two. This recipe is not suitable for puppies with higher calorie requirements without adding extra calories from fat to the diet.
High quality Raw Ingredients.. Always
At Big Dog we always use the highest quality human grade food sources from Australian suppliers and local farms.
Crushed bone
Cartilage
Liver
Kidney
Washed Tripe
Spleen
Apples
Green Bananas
Carrots
Lettuce
Celery
Broccoli
Oranges
Blueberries
Tasmanian Salmon
Heart
Sprouted Wheatgrass
Cold Pressed Ground Flaxseed
Psyllium
Goats Whey
Kelp
Herbal blend
Organic Fulvic Acid
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How to Raw Feed Your dog
- Calculate how much your pet needs to eat.
- Defrost their portion until thawed.
- Serve their meal!
How much to feed your pet
- Calculate how much your pet needs to eat.
- Defrost their portion until thawed.
- Serve their meal, and enjoy better dog poo!
How to Transition to a Raw food diet
We recommend a 2 week transition to a new food:
Nutritional Info
Typical Analysis
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Storage and Handling
Store frozen
Be sure to keep raw food frozen until ready for thawing. Thaw before feeding, avoid re-freezing.
Storage and Safety
This is an all-natural product with no preservatives; once thawed it must be used within 2-3 days. Keep thawed portions in a sealed, airtight container in your refrigerator. Do not cook as our recipe contains bone. It is important to discard any thawed product that no longer look or smells fresh.
Defrost Properly
To thaw, place portion in a container and allow to thaw in the fridge. To accelerate the thawing process, place in sink of lukewarm water for 15 - 30 minutes, ensuring not to cook.
Wash Well
Standard safe hygienic practices should be followed at all times when handling fresh, raw food; ensure all utensils, work areas and hands are thoroughly washed with warm soapy water after being in contact with raw food.
The Fine Print
- PET FOOD ONLY made from fresh and carefully sourced ingredients but not for human consumption.
- Contains raw offal and crushed raw bone - DO NOT COOK.
- Batch-to-batch variation may result from the use of fresh, seasonal produce.
How to use this product
How to transition your dog to raw food easily
How do I Handle and Store Raw Dog Food?
A guide to raw feeding your puppy
FAQs
How do I transition my pet to your raw food?
We always recommend slowly introducing raw diets over 2 weeks. The reason for this is to minimise any potential for stomach upsets which can happen if a change in diet is sudden. Some pets will have no issues with a quick changeover in diet, however to be sure, we do recommend slowly introducing the new food.
Day 1-3: 20% New 80% Old
Day 4-6: 40% New 60% Old
Day 7-9: 60% New 40% Old
Day 10-12: 80% New 20% Old
Day 12+: 100% New Diet
Can I mix kibble and raw together?
Yes! You absolutely can co-feed kibble and raw. In fact, if your dog was on a kibble diet beforehand, mixing kibble and raw is how we recommend they transition over 10 - 12 days. This helps to ensure they have time to get used to the introduction of raw food into their diet. If you wanted to read more about transitioning your pet, read this.
We believe that any inclusion of raw food into your pets diet will benefit them however, if you’d prefer to feed a mixture of diets on an on-going basis, also known as co-feeding, ensure to adjust the feeding portions to reflect this.
For example if you choose to split your pet’s diet into 50% of a Big Dog diet and 50% of another diet, we advise to only feed half the recommended feeding portion for each diet.
For dogs and cats that have more sensitive stomachs, their diet can still consist of a raw diet and a kibble diet however if you notice any issues it could be advised to feed these two diets at different time, for example feed raw in the morning and their other diet at night, or vice-versa.
What is a raw food diet?
Raw food diets by definition are diets comprised of nothing but raw food. These can take many forms and the most popular of these is a BARF diet. BARF stands for biologically appropriate raw food or bones and raw food. This dietary model is based on the evolutionary diet animals would have eaten in the wild. Evolutionary raw diets are made up of fresh raw meat, offal, crushed meaty bones, vegetables, fruits and other healthy ingredients.
For more information on a Raw food diet for dogs – visit, “Evolution for dogs and a species appropriate diet”
Raw food diets are different for dogs and cats as they have different and unique dietary requirements.
All Big Dog raw diets are 100% natural, no synthetic vitamins and minerals, artificial chemicals, colours, flavours or preservatives are present. All Big Dog diets are raw and uncooked to best preserve the quality and nutritional value of the proteins.
Check out the Big Dog product range for dogs and cats here.
How long does a patty last? How long can I store it for?
Our patties are safe to use up to their expiry date as long as they have been correctly stored and frozen for the whole duration. After thawing the patty, we recommend they be kept in a sealed, airtight container in the fridge, and used within 2 - 3 days. Discard any thawed product that no longer looks or smells fresh. If you have a small dog and find our patties are too big for you to get through in time, check out our Big Dog for Small Dogs product and our Raw Bites.
Can I cook your food?
No. Our recipes contain crushed real bone. Not only does cooking change the nutritional value of the fresh healthy ingredients, cooking bone results in it becoming brittle, potentially splintering and should not be ingested by your dog in this state.
Do your products contain preservatives?
Absolutely not, at Big Dog, when we say 100% natural we mean 100% natural. This means no added preservatives, no modern preservation methods like irradiation which impact the nutritional quality of the food nor do we add any synthetic additives such as vitamins and minerals, colours or flavours.
Our preservation method for our food is freezing and once our product has been thawed, it will last 2-3 days when kept in the fridge.
Whilst our food may last longer than 3 days, be sure to keep an eye out for signs of deterioration of the product like ballooning of the packaging. If this occurs, do not serve your pet and dispose of the product.
